Kingsbury Is Latest Hawkeye To Enter Portal
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The transformation of Iowa’s men’s basketball program continued Wednesday, with the last scholarship player from this season’s team deciding his future. Guard Carter Kingsbury, who originally came to the Hawkeyes as a walk-on, announced that he was … Continue reading Kingsbury Is Latest Hawkeye To Enter Portal
Sandfort Wins Chris Street Award; Thelwell Receives Arnold Award
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Payton Sandfort battled injuries all season at Iowa, yet started all 33 games. That kind of determination helped earn him the program’s Chris Street Award, announced Wednesday. The award is presented annually to a Hawkeye player, or … Continue reading Sandfort Wins Chris Street Award; Thelwell Receives Arnold Award
WIU Lands Commitment From Idaho State’s Griffin
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois coach Chad Boudreau has been recruiting Isaiah Griffin for a while, starting when he played at Southeastern Community College. Boudreau finally got him on Tuesday when Griffin, a 6-foot-6 forward who has been at Idaho … Continue reading WIU Lands Commitment From Idaho State’s Griffin
Iowa Adds Drake’s Banks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP The Drake-to-Iowa pipeline kept flowing late Friday night with the addition of Tavion Banks. Banks, a 6-foot-7 guard/forward, signed with the Hawkeyes to become the fifth Bulldog to join coach Ben McCollum. Banks was a key part … Continue reading Iowa Adds Drake’s Banks
Dix, Sandfort Find New Homes; Traore Enters Transfer Portal
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP New Iowa coach Ben McCollum made his best pitch to keep Josh Dix and Pryce Sandfort. It wasn’t good enough — the two former Hawkeyes announced on Friday where they were going to be playing next year. … Continue reading Dix, Sandfort Find New Homes; Traore Enters Transfer Portal
Manyawu, Combs Commit To Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Two former Drake players announced their commitments to Iowa on Wednesday. Forward Cam Manyawu and guard Kael Combs announced on social media that they would be joining the Hawkeyes and new coach Ben McCollum, who coached them … Continue reading Manyawu, Combs Commit To Hawkeyes
McCollum Names First Members Of Coaching Staff
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ben McCollum will have a couple of familiar faces next to him on the bench at Iowa next season. The new head coach of the Hawkeyes announced on Tuesday that Josh Sash and Bryston Williams, who were … Continue reading McCollum Names First Members Of Coaching Staff
Koch Chooses To Return To Iowa
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Ben McCollum’s pitch to Cooper Koch worked. McCollum, hired as Iowa’s new men’s basketball coach last week, said he wanted to see the Hawkeyes who had entered the NCAA transfer portal come back, and Koch became the … Continue reading Koch Chooses To Return To Iowa
McCollum’s Next Task Is Building Hawkeyes’ Roster
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ben McCollum used his introductory press conference as Iowa’s new men’s basketball coach on Tuesday as a recruiting pitch to rebuild the Hawkeyes’ roster. He wouldn’t mind starting with some members of this … Continue reading McCollum’s Next Task Is Building Hawkeyes’ Roster
‘You Can’t Complicate Winning’: McCollum Drops All The Right Notes, And Names
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ben McCollum said he grew up a fan of Iowa’s men’s basketball team and then he name-dropped Wade Lookingbill, Val Barnes and Mon’ter Glasper and yeah, he was a fan. The guy who … Continue reading ‘You Can’t Complicate Winning’: McCollum Drops All The Right Notes, And Names
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